The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: XERH Radio Tricolor Mexico City, Mexico 1970 on 11,880 kHz This station was often heard with a good signal in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada in Spanish with the jingle "La RH, La RH Radio Tricolor" XERH (Radio Tricolor Mexico City, Mexico): Circa 1970 Dan Greenall Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of the BBC World Service Dari language service made on July 13, 2024 at 04:35 UTC on 17750 kHz. The reception location was McGrath, Alaska: BBC World Service (Dari Language Service): July 3, 2024 Paul Walker Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording, notes, and original artwork: This is part of the Radio Nikkei 1 program (in Japanese), listened by me in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on 6055 kHz, on January 18, 2025, between 08:38 and 09:10 (UTC). The content is as follows:  Commercial break  J-Music Time  Recommended Lani-chan  Commercial break ...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: KWHR, World Harvest Radio from Naalehu, Hawaii: November 10, 1996 on 9,930 kHz The station was heard in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada giving out its QSL mailing address in South Bend, Indiana. KWHR (World Harvest Radio): November 10, 1996 Dan Greenall Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio 4VEH Cap Haitien Haiti 1970's Frequency: 9.770 MHz Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: The first audio clip is likely a "recording of a recording." Back in the 1970's, some DX programs, notably DX Jukebox (...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of the Voice of America’s Korean language service made on December 28, 2024 at 1905 UTC on 9,800 kHz. The reception location was McGrath, Alaska: Voice of America (Korean Language Service: December 28, 2024 Paul Walker Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Cairo circa 1971 Frequency: 9.475 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: I don't recall Radio Cairo having an interval signal but this music was heard at the beginning of every broadcast. They used this fr...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: La Voix de la Revolution Congolaise, Brazzaville Date of recording: Circa 1973 Frequency: 4.765 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: One of the more consistent Africans heard in the 60 metre band shortwave dur...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the BBC World Service on 9,410 kHz made on November 25, 2024 in McGrath Alaska. BBC World Service: November 25, 2024 Paul Walker Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the Voice of America on 9,775 kHz made in McGrath, Alaska on November 25, 2024. Paul notes: VOA on 9775 via Botswana in English with (one minute and eight seconds) of a dead carrier, then sign-on and programming begins. Voice of America: November 25, 2024 Paul Walker Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording and original illustrated listening report (above). This KBS recording was made on December 4, 2024 at 11:00 UTC on 11.795 MHz in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Carlos notes: “Full news bulletin (in Spanish) of KBS World Radio on South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol martial law, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil.” KBS World Ra...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: KWHR (World Harvest Radio) Naalehu Hawaii November 10, 1996 Date of recording: November 10, 1996 Frequency: 9.930 MHz Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: Here is World Harvest Radio with a brief English language vo...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: XERH Radio Tricolor, Mexico City 1970 Frequency: 11.880 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: XERH from Mexico City, Mexico could often be heard here in southern Ontario, Canada in the Spanish language using t...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Vivian Gonçalves, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: RÁDIO CANÇÃO NOVA Date of recording: October 29, 1990 Starting time: 20:57 UTC Frequency: 1020 kHz Reception location: Cachoeira Paulista, SP Receiver and antenna: Yaesu FRG-8800 with an indoor wire antenna. Direct recording into a cassette recorder. Mode: AM Notes: edição da Voz do Brasil...

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Croatia from 2008 and 2011: Voice of Croatia; 9,830 kHz; 10:00, July 10, 2008; Croatian / English hb9gce Voice of Croatia; 3,985 kHz; 04:00, October 10, 2011; Croatian hb9gce

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Prague from 1989, 2008, and 2009: Radio Prague; 15,110 kHz; 15:00, December 3, 1989; Czech hb9gce Radio Prague; 7,345 kHz; 07:30, February 18, 2008; German hb9gce Radio Prague; 11,600 kHz; 08:30, September 21, 2009; Czech hb9gce

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Vatican Radio: Vatican Radio; 6,185 kHz; 06:00, December 15, 2007; Finnish hb9gce Vatican Radio;11,740 kHz; 10:10, June 6, 2010; multilingual ID hb9gce Vatican Radio; 11,620 kHz; 16:25, May 18, 2021; English hb9gce

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Bulgaria from 2008-2011: Radio Bulgaria; 11,700 kHz; 12:30, January 28, 2008; English hb9gce Radio Bulgaria; 7,400 kHz; 04:30, September 16, 2008; Bulgarian hb9gce Radio Bulgaria; 7,200 kHz; 06:30, September 16, 2008; English hb9gce Radio Bulgaria; 5,900 kHz; 05:30, November 16, 2009; Bulgarian hb9gce Radio Bulgaria; 11,600 kHz; 06:00, July 17, 2...

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Belarus from 2008 and 2010: Radio Belarus; 7,390 kHz; 19:57, November 13, 2008; German hb9gce Radio Belarus; 7,255 kHz; 05:00, January 24, 2010; Belarusian hb9gce

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of RTBF: Radio 4 International (RTBF); 9,925 kHz; 17:00, December 3, 1989; French hb9gce RTBF 1; 621 kHz; 04:12, October 13, 2009; French hb9gce RTBF International; 9,970 kHz; 04:30, March 28. 2008; French hb9gce

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: WRNO Date of recording: October 10, 1982 Starting time: 2300 Frequency: 11.955 MHz Reception location: South Bend, Indiana Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-2001 Notes: Here are two back-to-back episodes of Glenn Hauser's World of Radio from October 10, 1982 and October 24, 1982. WOR normally ai...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Here is a brief recording of Radiodiffusion Nationale Centrafricaine from Bangui on 5038 kHz shortwave circa 1971. Reception was made in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, where the best reception from African stations was usually late afternoon or early evening local time, just about the time many of these statio...

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Shortwave transmissions from Radio Afghanistan from Kabul in English were difficult to hear at my location in eastern North America. Here is a brief recording, made sometime in 1971, of the station as they concluded their half hourly English broadcast at 1830 hours UTC on 15.265 MHz in the 19 metre band. T...

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Österreich 1 from 2008: Radio Österreich 1; 6,155 kHz; 08:00, April 29, 2008; German hb9gce Download Radio Österreich 1; 13,730 kHz; 07:57, November 12, 2008; German hb9gce Download

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording, along with his original artwork (above), and notes: Opening of Japanese government shortwave radio programs aimed at Japanese citizens abducted by DPRK between 1977 and 1983: "Furusato No Kaze" (in Japanese) and "Nippon No Kaze il bon ue" (in Korean). Broadcasted from a transmitter in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and list...